цүүц
Mongolian edit
Etymology edit
From a Proto-Mongolic word reconstructed as *sixüci, however most descendants are heavily deformed by assimilatory phenomena.
Compare Daur cuuc, Dongxiang suchi.
Pronunciation edit
- (Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /t͡sʰuːt͡sʰ/, [t͡sʰuːʰt͡s]
Noun edit
цүүц • (cüüc) (Mongolian spelling ᠴᠦᠴᠡ (čüče))
Derived terms edit
- цүүцдэх (cüücdex, “to use a chisel”)